In the past few years I've built a couple muzzle loading rifles from kits and was pleased with what I ended up with. Now I've got an interest in building another one.
The kits aren't cheap and I'm interested a slightly different project anyway. I'm wondering how practical it might be to build something from scratch. I would like to not have to purchase a barrel. I thought maybe a smoothbore or a shot gun would be possible using pipe or steel tubing, but am concerned about selecting the right material to be safe.
I am confident everything else can be fabricated with a little persistence. Has anyone reading this attempted such a project? Any suggestions on what to use for barrel material? Where might I find some resources building something like this?
The kits aren't cheap and I'm interested a slightly different project anyway. I'm wondering how practical it might be to build something from scratch. I would like to not have to purchase a barrel. I thought maybe a smoothbore or a shot gun would be possible using pipe or steel tubing, but am concerned about selecting the right material to be safe.
I am confident everything else can be fabricated with a little persistence. Has anyone reading this attempted such a project? Any suggestions on what to use for barrel material? Where might I find some resources building something like this?